Antiskidding device for vehicle-wheels



E. N. BREITUNG. v A'NTISKIDDING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE WHEELS. 4

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 3, 1921. I

Patented Sept. 27, 1921.

INVENTOR 60km! ATTORNEYJ ,UNITEDSTATES PATENT oF =1cE.

EDWARD N. BREITUNG, OF NEW YORKQN. Y.-

ANTISKIDDING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE-WHEELS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 27, 1921.

, Application filed J'ime 3, 1921. Serial N01 474,594. H

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD N. BREITUNG, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county of New York and State of New York, have made and'invented certain new and useful Improvements in Antiskidding Devices for Vehicle-Wheels, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an anti-skidding device for vehicle wheels, and has for its object to provide a device of this class'which may be easily and quickly attached to avehicle wheel and conveniently removed therefrom,jthus doing away with the troublesome and usually rusty chains as used at the prescut time, which are not only a source of considerable expense but are also exceedingly diflicult to apply to and detach from 2. vehicle wheel. j

A further object of my invention is to provide an anti-skidding device which is adapted to engage a spoke of a vehicle wheel and securely. hold a flexible member around the tread of the tire, the latter effectually preventing the skidding of the car. A number of. anti-skidding devices may be applied to a single wheel, depending on the character of the road the vehicle is to negotiate.

A further object is to provide a device of the above-mentioned character which is so constructed and arranged that it may be.

economically manufactured, will be capable of application to various sizes of vehicle wheels, and accommodate tires of varying dimensions; further, will be light in weight and will occupy but little room when not in service, and, due to its simple construction and the ready'manner in which it may be attached to or detached from the vehicle wheel, may be applied without undue labor or danger of soiling the hands of the operator and requires no special wrenches or other tools for its securement in place. i

A further object is to provide an eflicient clamping device which will engage a spoke of a vehicle wheel and firmly hold a renewable flexible member about the tread of the tire.

A further object is to provide a new form of anti-skidding member which is in the nature of a flat rope or flexible member, which will thus not in any way interfere with the easy riding qualities of the car but will at ding thereof.

the same time-effectually prevent the skid- With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, my invention resides in'the antiskiddlng device for vehicle wheels illustrated in the accompanyingdrfawing and hereinafter described and claimed, and in such: va-

riations and modifications thereof as will be the art to which Fig. 4 is a View in section taken-on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3; and

Fig. 5 is a view in side elevation of the foregoing.

'Referringspecifically to the several views, wherein similar reference "numerals designate corresponding parts throughout, the vehicle wheel is shown as being composed of the spoke 10, felly 11, rim 12, and attached tire 13. 'A clamp 14: is secured to the spoke 10 and abuts against the felly'll and is oomposed of'the pivoted arms 15-16, the same being hingedly secured together by the pin 17. The arms 1516 are curved so. as to embrace and securely engage the spoke '10, suitable rubber pads 18 being provided so as to contact with the spoke and prevent the marring or abrasion thereof.

The arm 15 is provided at its one end with V the integral eye 19, while the remote end of the opposite arm 16 is provided with the outstanding bracket 20. The arm 15 is provided adjacent its free end with an auxiliary clamping member 21 which is secured there- I to by the pin 22. The auxiliary clamping member, whichis adapted to engage the flexible element or rope, as hereinafter described, is substantially lbow-shape and is provided at its free end with the outstanding hook 23 which forms a socket and is adapted to be engaged by a toggle lateh 2 Thetoggle latch is pivotally secured to the outstandlng arm 20, as at 25, and is so con structed that it not only tends to draw together the clampingarms 15 and 16 for enformed upon the auxiliary clamp'21, are

adapted to biteinto and thus securely hold and engage the flexible member. 7

A flat andrelatively thin rope or flexible member 27 is provided and has atit's one extremitya tip or abutment member 28 rig idly secured thereto, preferably by, the use eye 19 of the clamp and is prevented from passing completely therethrough by the tip or abutment member 28. The rope extends over the tire 13 and is drawn tightly into engagement therewith and then securely caught and held by the auxiliary clamp 21, which is forced into engagement therewith by the toggle latch, which latter is self-lockeasily removed and replaced after its serviceable life has passed.

Having thus described and explained my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters'Patent: v

1. A device of the .class described comprising hinged. armsadapted to embrace a vehicle spoke, means for holding said arms in ,closed position, an eye carried .by said arms and cooperating'with the aforemen-- tioned locking means for securing a flexible element thereto.

2. A clamp for holding a flexible, antiskidding member about a tire, comprising hinged'arms, means for engaging one extremit of a flexible member. for the securement t ereof, anda supplemental elai np inclamp the flexible element,

cluding a latch adapted .to hold the aforementioned clamping arms in engagement with a vehicle spoke and for securing the free extremity of the flexible member thereto. 5V

' 3. A clamp for holding a flexible member about a vehicle tire comprising hinged arms, means carried. by said arms for engaging one extremity of i a flexible anti-skidding -mernber, an auxiliaryelbowshaped clamp carried by one of said clamping arms, a toggleilatch carried at the free extremity of the'other of said clamping arms and adapted to "engage the said supplemental clamping "arm and to draw the main clamp'ingarms 1 into engagement with a spoke of a've'hiclef 70 gage the free extremity of the said flexible 'member. of rivets 29. The rope or flexible member is of such size as to fit nicely withinthe wheel and to adjustably and securely enabout avehicle tire, comprising hinged arms,

means carried by said arms'for engaging locking toggle latch carried at the free extremity of the other of said clamping arms and adapted to engage the said supplemental clamping arm and to draw the main clamping'arms into engagement with a spoke of a vehicle wheel and to adjustably and securely engage the free extremityof the said flexible member. 7

5. An anti-skidding device comprising clamping arms hingedly secured together, an eye carried by one of said arm, a sup-' plemental clamp including a self-locking toggle latch carried at the free extremities of said arms, a flat, wide, thin flexible e'lement passing through and retained by said eye, with the remote extremityjof said 'flexi ble member engageable by said supplemental 95 clamp, the toggle latch being adapted to holdin close position the main clamping arms [and the supplemental clamp.

Signed at New York, borough of Manhattan, in'thecounty of New York and State 100 th day of May, A. D. v

YEDWARD BREITUNG, 1

of New York, this 2 1921.

Witnesses: V i V GEORGE I. GALIPKA,

A. V, WALSH.

none extremity of a flexible anti-skidding member, anauxilia'ry. elbow-shaped clamp carried by one of said clamping arms, a self 

